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Progressive Federal Party

British  

noun

  1. a political party, formed in 1977 by a merger between the Progressive Party and members of the United Party, supporting qualified franchise for all South Africans irrespective of race, colour, or creed See also National Party United Party

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He then became involved in the Progressive Party, which merged with other groups to become the Progressive Federal Party in 1977.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2013

Said Frederik van Zyl Slabbert, chairman of the antiapartheid Progressive Federal Party: "Ambiguous reform will lose support from both the left and the right."

From Time Magazine Archive

Frederik van Zyl Slabbert was leader of the official opposition, the Progressive Federal Party, until he resigned in disgust last year, so his criticisms are hardly new.

From Time Magazine Archive

Says Frederik van Zyl Slabbert, former parliamentary leader of Helen Suzman's opposition Progressive Federal Party: "The chap with the double garage and two kids in school is going to have to think very hard."

From Time Magazine Archive

David Dalling, spokesman for the opposition Progressive Federal Party, called the decision "vicious and personally malicious."

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